agrofood Ethiopia 2019 reaches a new level
5 September 2019
agrofood Ethiopia 2019 was officially opened on 09 May:
• Mr. Abdulsemed Abdo, Advisor for the State Minister - Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources
• H.E. Yaprak Alp, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Ethiopia
• Mr Samuel Hallal, Director General - Chemical and Construction Inputs Industry Development Institute
• Mr Matthias Schauer, Deputy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ethiopia
• Mr Solomon Tadele, Director General - Food, Beverage and Pharmaceuticals Industry Development Institute
• Mr Pietro Panarello, First Secretary - Embassy of Italy in Addis Ababa
• Mr Paul & Martin März, Managing Directors - fairtrade & Mr Nebeyu Lemma, Managing Director - Prana Events
Press releases: fairtrade Messe GmbH & Co.KG
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